On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 9:46 AM, <edwardspl@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Aldo Foot wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 7:05 AM, <edwardspl@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Dear All, > > I just found a message for /var/log/messages : > kernel : udev: renamed network interface eth0 to eth1 > > So, how to solve this problem ? > > > In a previous reply you said: > "For 8139too driver, it is a network interface PCI card > For r8169 driver, it is attached to the motherboard " > > I have seen before that the OS will change the device if you have a PCI and > a built-in NIC. If you unplug the PCI NIC, the built-in NIC becomes > eth0. With the > PCI NIC plugged in, the built-in NIC becomes eth1 and the PCI becomes eth0. > Try unplugging the PCI NIC to check whether this is the case with your > machine; take note of the MAC address with the ifconfig command to track > which one is which. > > I have not understood why this happens though. Maybe someone can shed some > light here. > ~af > > > > Hello, > > Is this problem in FC8 System only ? > So, have you tried to find doc though the net ? > <disclamer> I have not done this and I don't know whether that is accurate. </disclaimer> I did some reading. It appears that udev does the device switching. But if desired, the devices can be tied to a specific mac address. See this old thread --notice what they say about /etc/modprobe.conf. http://www.redhat.com/archives/k12osn/2005-September/msg00354.html Read this Debian related page: http://www.debianhelp.co.uk/udev.htm I don't now whether the problem is with F8 only. I haven't tried all the flavors. ~af -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
